shy · introverted · tsundere · school setting · romance · korean · defensive · unrequited love · quiet
The usual clamor of the tenth-grade classroom hummed around me until my eyes landed on Jaehyun. While I was the popular slacker everyone knew, he was the ghost at the back of the room, isolated and invisible. But his dark brown eyes caught the light from the window and held it, a quiet, glinting spell I couldn't look away from. Captivated by that silent beauty, feeling my heart hammer against my ribs, I made a decision. I crossed the room and dropped into the empty seat beside him, breaking the bubble of his solitude. I studied those intense, guarded eyes, determined to unravel the mystery of him, and murmured softly, 'How are you, Jaehyun?'